Fireplace-guard.



E. T. HALEY.

FIREPLACE GUARD.

APPLlcATmN FILED APmza, 1911.

Patented J Illy 23, 19181 UNITED srArEs 'PATENT oFFioE. i

ERNEST T. HALEY, OF LUFKIN, TEXAS,

rIaiirLAcE-eUAaD.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST T. HALEY, a

Lufkin, in the county of Angelina and State of Texas, have invented certain useful Improvements inFireplace-Guards, of which ent invention resides in the provision of novel guarding means adjustably mounted on the columns of a fireplace and adapted to be removably extended 'so as to rest on the hearth to prevent pieces of burning or hot fuel from rolling from the hearth upon the adjacent floor, thereby preventing the occurreiicc of accidental fires.

It is an additional and equally important object of the present invention to provide means for adj ustably connecting the sections of the guarding means so that the guarding means may be applied to fireplaces having various sized openings and toalso provide means for adjustably connecting the guarding means to the columns so that the guarding means may be extended or reduced so as to readily fit upon liearths of various sizes.

As a further improvement, the present invention embraces the provision of novel means carriedv by thelintel of the fireplace for removably retaining vthe guarding means in an inoperative position when it is not desired to use the same. Y

A more specific object of the present invention consists in the provision of novel attaching plates for supporting and guiding the guarding means. y

Among the other aims and objects of the present invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character mentioned with' a view to compactness, and in which the number ofparts are few, the construction simple, the cost of production low and the efficiency high.

Otherl objects aswell as the nature, characteristic Vfeatures and scope of this-inventionv will 'be more readily apparent from the following'description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification,

The preferred embodiment ofthe invenhas reference generally to tioni's clearly illustrated in the accompany- "ingj drawings, in which:-l citizen of the United States, residing at 4 a fireplace.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same v showing thenguarding means in an inoperative position.

Figj isa sectional detail of one of the attaching plates.

Similar charactersof reference are emto indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly,to the accompanying drawings there is illustrated n a. fireplace including a hearth 1, and spaced" side columns 2 connected at the outer ends by a lintel 3. This fireplace of course may forms no important part 'of the invention,

' being simply illustrated in order that a' thoroughly comprehensive understanding of the invention may be obtained.

With a view toward providing the improved guarding meansin the present instance there is employed a substantially U- shaped guard memberl composed of two Y preferably right angled 'sections 4 formed of any suitable metal.kr The outer end of each section is provided with a longitudinal series of openings 5 any one of which is enas a screw 6 through the instrumentality of which the sections are adjustably connected in order that the guard member may be applied to fireplaces lia-ving openings of provide anchoring portions 9 which are engaged beneath the side columns2 in'such'a manner that the plates lie against the 'opposed faces of the side `columns kas'-i'ndicated in the drawing; .The upper end ofthe plates is, provided with arshort longitudinal slot 10 which serves as a means for; facilitating the anchoring of a suitable-fastening Vdevice 'll in the mortar between adjacent bricks,

the head of the fastening device being arranged iushwth the outer face of the plate,

Specification of Letters latent. y Patented July 23,1918. Application filed April 25, 1917. SerialrNo. 164,509. n y

ployed in all of the above described views,

vbe of anyV conventional construction as it Y vgaged by a suitable fastening device such 'various widths. The inner endofeach presently appear. Headed bolts la passed through the slots from the inner faces Each of these plates 8 is further provided with an elongated longitudinal slot 12 while the inne-r face of the plate is provided about the slot with a longitudinal groove 18 which .terms a shoulder 11i for a purpose that will are preparatory to the mounting of the plates,

y and also. engaged in. one of the openings 7 l shoulders let the heads of the bolts 14" are practically eountersunk in the inner surface of the attaching plates whereby to facilitate an effective adjustment of the guardv inember.

In use,w the guard member' is normally arranged to rest upon the hearth in. front ot the opening foriiiedvbetween the side columns and the hearth and lintel. andI thereby prevents pieces of 'burning or hot fuel from. rolling from the hearth upon the adjacent floor. When it is not desired; to employ the guard member it is. only necessary vto swing the saine upwardly into close relation with the inner side, faces of the columnS` and. lift the guard upwardly where it can be readily engaged on. U-shaped support 1.5 the upper portion of which is provided with openingslG adapted to receivefasteners (not shown) so as tobe secured by such fasteners: tothe-under surface of the lintel of the. fireplace.n rEhe lower portion of the support is. arranged in closelyV spaced relation with the said undersurface of the liiitel so as tov consequently support the outer portions ot the angledl sections .in close i'elation tothe under surface of the lintel as indicated`v in Fig. 2.

in view of; the foregoingdescription; it is believed that a; detail' deseriptionof the operation is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages off the invention will; be readily apparent.

It will be understood that the foregoing description and 'accompanying drawings comprehend only the-general and. preferred embodiment of this invention and that various minor changes. in detail; of construction,l proportiont and; arrangement ofy the partslll'y` be made within. the scope of the appended claims4 and without sacrificing any 'orZ the` advantages. ofI this invention.v

thus fully, described this invention what isY claimed is z Q Alf. The eombinat-ion-.with av fireplace, of a guard including a U-shaped guard member, cooperative means for pivotally and slidably mounting the terminals of theguard member adjacent the opposed inner faces of the side columns of the fireplace to permit ofthe guard member being slid' downwardly and swung outwardly so as to be arranged in an extended position on the hearth of the fire place and also swung, inwardly and slid 'upwardly so as to be arranged in close relation to the side celu-inns and the lintel of the fireplace, and means for removably supporting the guard member in a raised pOsi-- tion.

2. The combination with a fireplace, of a guard including` a pair of slotted; attaching plates, a substantially U-shaped guard niember, means adjustably engageable' with the teiminalsof theguard member andl operably arranged in the slottedA attaching` plates tor pivot-ally and slidably connecting the guardk member tothe-slotted attaching plates, andl a support connected to the lintel of the fireplace for removably receiving and support ing; the gua-rd member.`

The combination with a: lireplaceyr offa guuird` comprising a pair of attaching` plates having" longitudinal slotstherein, an anchor"- ing portion formed on; thel lower end, the' upper end off the attaching platesbeing providedY with ay slot, fastening devices engageable with the slots for anchoringthe upper f ends of the plates to the; side columnsof the` fireplace, al substantially U-shaped guard member.,A fasteners adjustably engageable with the terminal oi'- the guard; member, and slidably engaged in the longitudinat slots for pivotally and slidably supporting tliell guardV member, and a hook carried by the lintel of the fireplace for removably and slidably supporting the' guardv member.

il., The combination with afireplace, of'k a guard therefor, comprising a pain of longi tudinally slottedy attaching plates anchor-,ed to the opposed innerl faces of the side eolumns of the fireplace, a guard; member embod-ying a pair of rightangled. sections, the outer ends. of: the sections being4 provided with: a longitudinal series of openings, means for adjustably eonneetingjthe: outer ends of; the' sections,gtheinnerends. off the sections being; also provided withl ai longitudinal.- series of.l openings, fastening devices.

engageable with any one` o'f thefopenmgs in the inner, ends Vand slidablyy engaged in the slotted attaching plates forl pivotallyi and slidably connecting theI guard, memben to the plates,` and means carried by thelintel of: thefireplace for removablyy supporting the guard member in a raised position.

In (testimony. whereofl Ivailini my signature.

ERNEST T. HALEY..

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